British sentencing is the harshest in Europe, and the prison population is by far the highest, which also helps to explain the overcrowding in British prisons. I think in Germany where I live these two would not have been given a custodial sentence, or at least it would have been suspended. But alm...

Re. the perceived "light" sentences of Webb and Burr - it's rarely mentioned in the media (as doing so would make it less sensational), but the judge can only give the sentences that were available at the time of the offences, when they were more lenient. It does not necessarily mean that the judge ...

I was surprised to see the comments about the broadie buckle being at the rear, as I've never heard of it being otherwise! I started in 1998 and it was like it then. As has already been said several times, the only people at the school who wear any kind of buckle at the front are 2nd formers. Then t...

The grass in Quad is a no-no to everyone - except the band at Beating Retreat of course! Staff can and do use the grass in Quad all the time to cut the distance between e.g. the Common Room and the Maths Block (at least when I was there up to 2005 anyway). I did know one teacher (who is still there...

I know I'm bringing up a very old thread, but I've just read this book so wanted to say how much I liked it! I am a terrible reader, I get though maybe 3 or 4 books a year, so the fact that I read this in 4 days says something about how much I enjoyed it. I enjoy murder mystery TV/books in general b...

Fab videos! I started in the last year of those dorms before they were changed to partitions at the beginning of my 3rd form. Took me back very strongly to my first day, and the bit with the Wardrobe as well, a part of the school of whose existence I'd completely forgotten. At the time my predominan...

how many of us have said at some time or another "there's a book in me somewhere ..." and never done anything about it! I couldn't agree more! Sadly most of us do not have the patience or self-belief to see it through. I have belatedly just stumbled across this particular thread. Funnily enough, wh...

What about members of the public who use the Sports Centre? Do they now have to register at security every time they go? Or is that exempt and they just have to give their word that they won't go anywhere else on site? When I drove past on Monday I noticed barriers had been put on a number of entran...

This is old news now, but I have searched and found there is surprisingly no post on here relating to this. I learnt yesterday that Cynthia Maddren, wife of Dr. Paul Maddren, sadly passed away almost a year ago, after a long illness. She was a piano teacher at the school and always gave up a lot of ...

I went to CH yesterday for the first time in years. I didn't go onto the grounds but drove round the ring fence to have a look for old time's sake, and met up with an old member of staff who lives nearby. I have read in recent emails and Housey s etc. about the new rules whereby every visitor must r...

Very sad news. I will always remember her as she rushed me to Crawley hospital in the nick of time when I had appendicitis when no other nurse would believe me as they thought I was just trying to get off school. My thoughts are with those close to her.

I heartily agree too! It works in both ways I reckon - you can have excellent results and be a hopeless employee and you can have poorish results but be a great all-rounder and go on to achieve much more. I don't mean to be negative, but young people are led to believe a degree certificate means eve...

Check this link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/09/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/938_6011.stm The 2009 GCSE & A-Level results for all schools came out today on the BBC website. Naturally I looked up CH and was astounded to find that the percentage for "pupils with equivalent ...